Rent To Retirement: Building Financial Independence Through Turnkey Real Estate Investing

🏡 Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we explore the evolving landscape of real estate investment in 2024! Join hosts Adam Schrader and Zach LeMaster, the insightful minds behind Rent to Retirement, as they delve into the dynamic real estate market of the new year. 🌟 In this episode: Economic Predictions : Get an in-depth analysis of 2024's economic changes and their impact on real e...

Zach constantly preaches that the key to real estate investing is consistent buying over time and letting real estate do what it does. Rent to Retirement investor Hubert is a great example of just that. Hubert has steadily built his portfolio buying multiple doors whenever capital is available that has led him to a portfolio filled with solid properties in great areas. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lema...

With the many options available for a real estate investor, some people gravitate towards single family homes, some to multifamily, and some go the route of buying raw land. Adam Schroeder talks with Dan Haberkost, CEO of Frontrange Land, about his strategies for land investing, including vetting the feasibility of land sales in an area, how to sell the land you acquire, vetting land realtors, and...

Choosing the right market is crucial for long term success in real estate. There’s a lot of markets that you’ve heard a lot of news about that don’t work ever, there are markets where you are too late to the game, there are markets that make sense now but you have to get in soon, and there are markets that almost always make sense. Identifying which one you’re looking at can make or break you. Ada...

Fresh out of college, in debt, and living in New York City, Joe Fairless wasn’t in the optimal spot to start investing in real estate. But he found a deal in Texas that made sense, went for it, and hasn’t looked back. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Joe, co-founder of Ashcroft Capital, about his mindset when he invests out of state, what he’s looking for when he’s searching for a deal,...

Oklahoma may not have the sexy allure of a big city in America, but there’s a lot going on in it that makes it extremely attractive to investors. With relatively low taxes, population and job growth, and extremely solid rental numbers, we’re seeing great returns across the board. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Marc, the head of the build team in Tulsa, about his market, what he’s offer...

At the Bigger Pockets conference in Orlando, 2023, we were able to catch up with some Rent to Retirement investors. We were able to record some of their stories about how they got started investing and how Rent to Retirement was able to assist in their journey. Website: Rent to Retirement Active Inventory Join the RTR Academy and jumpstart your real estate journey! ***Email your real estate invest...

You can choose to continue down the “traditional” path of investing, or you can actively choose to take charge of your finances and take a road less traveled. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Rent to Retirement investor Aaron about his journey so far. The three touch on Aaron’s overcoming analysis paralysis, how to form successful partnerships, and what his next steps are to continue his...

Starting off with a commercial building he bought from his own family, Chad Zdenek jumped right into the deep end of real estate investing. After that foray, Chad had to find his next deal, and his next, and his next, and they weren’t all in the same space of real estate. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Chad about how to vet deals, learning underwriting as an investor, finding mentors,...

Everyone starts somewhere. That can be hard to remember when you haven’t bought an investment property yet and you’re looking at all the people who seem to have big portfolios. You wonder whether you can ever reach the level they’re at. It happens to everyone at some point. Adam Schroeder, Cori Zigman, and Zach Lemaster talk with Rent to Retirement investor James about his journey in real estate,...

You’ve seen our offerings for 5% down on new builds in Alabama and Florida over the past several months. This allows you to get into a property for significantly less money than normal and scale your portfolio. The downside is that you’re negative several hundred dollars a month on most of those properties. But what if you could get into a property for 5% down and be break even or even positive ca...

We just launched our REI educational program to give you all the tools and coaching you need to achieve financial freedom through RE investing The Rent To Retirement Academy is here to provide you with all the key education, tools, and resources to learn how to build a sustainable real estate investment portfolio. This will allow you to achieve financial freedom & generational wealth! Learn mo...

Vetting out a market is a very important thing for every investor to do. In our research here at Rent to Retirement we found a place in South Carolina where the numbers make sense, we have a good team, and we think the future is bright.  Listen in as Zach Lemaster and Adam Schroeder talk with the South Carolina team about what’s driving the market, market demographics, what the deals look like, an...

Getting started with a $2,000 manufactured home that needs renovation isn’t the typical start to a real estate investor’s journey. But when you can solve someone’s problem (and still make money), it can be a great place. Adam Schroeder talks with Ben Nelson, host of The Everyday Real Estate Investor, about his start to his investing career, how he knew when it was time to change his investing stra...

Higher interest rates are leading many people to be fearful of investing in real estate. In reality, interest rates should never be the thing that holds you back when you’re looking to build out a real portfolio. Today’s market is actually presenting investors a buying opportunity that we never saw during Covid. After years of low rates causing properties to fly off the shelves for over list price...

Pensions sound great, but there are too many instances of them failing workers due to scandal/bankruptcy/etc for it to be the only thing you rely on in retirement. Rent to Retirement client Jeff realized this and knew he needed to start taking action to make sure he and his family were set up for success once he retired. Listen in as Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Jeff about how he’s s...

When you hear the word “leverage” you think about things like your mortgage or loans of some sort. What few people think about, however, is how they can leverage their life insurance to help them scale their portfolio. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Chris Reid about how people can start their policy and set it up in a way that they are able to utilize it as part of their long term weal...

So much of getting ahead in your investing journey is making sure that you don’t get left behind in the first place. The starting point of all of that is making sure you have the right teams in place. Doesn’t matter if you’re wholesaling, flipping, BRRRR, or buying turnkey, it all starts with the right team. Adam Schroeder talks with Dave Wolcott, founder of Pantheon Investments, about the importa...

The financial industry model is, for lack of a better word, broken. The usual pay structure doesn’t lend itself to your best interests being served. Bradley Clark, founder of Clark Asset Management, joins Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster to talk about how he’s trying to turn the industry on its head, whether some of the common financial advice “rules” are worth their weight, and more. Learn more a...

When people think of investing in land, the United States isn’t at the top of most people’s mind. You think of places like Belize or Panama or anywhere other than the US, but there are still opportunities available for success in the space here. Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemaster talk with Chris Rawley, founder and CEO of Harvest Returns, about how he’s been successful investing in land in the US, a...

Investing during your life requires you to take calculated risks. It’s difficult to build a large portfolio without taking some chances. There are smart ways to do it and there are dangerous ways to do it, but it’s needed. But after you create your generational wealth, what do you do to protect it after you die (which is something 100% of people in history have done)? Adam Schroeder and Zach Lemas...

Buy up to 5 New Construction Rentals in AL with a 2.99% Seller Financed Property! Only available on a set # of homes! Once these are gone, they are gone! Here are the key benefits: -Exponentially increase monthly cash flow -Pay way less interest than a conventional loan -Earn much higher ROI typically 15% - 20% -Less strict qualification criteria than working with a bank -Close in as little as 10...

Many investors tune out immediately when people start talking about cost segregation studies because they aren’t a real estate professional. What’s the point of learning about them when your full time job means you can’t use it to offset your active income? Zach Lemaster and Adam Schroeder talk with Steve Trussell, Rent to Retirement’s resident cost segregation expert, about how cost segregations...

Leaving the “rat race” is something everyone dreams of. But sometimes it’s foisted on you and you have a decision to make. Bernard was impacted significantly by the Covid guidelines and ended up in a position where he could go all in on real estate investing to offset the income he lost.  After deciding on turnkey as the way to go, and new construction specifically, Bernard started acquiring prope...

Whole life insurance isn’t something a ton of people have. Many people get term life insurance after they have kids, but don’t think about doing whole life. But there’s a way to scale your real estate portfolio using insurance that can help you become a successful investor. Adam Schroeder talks with Sarry Ibrahim, founder of Financial Asset Protection, about how to set up and utilize your whole li...